SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49)
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The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
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In section 1(2) (local authorities for the administration of the Act), for the words “regional and islands councils” substitute the words “
councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
”
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3
In section 5 (powers of Secretary of State)—
a
in subsection (1A) for the words “section 2(2) of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “
subsection (1B) below
”
; and
b
after subsection (1A) there shall be added—
1B
The enactments referred to in subsection (1A) above are—
a
b
Part IV of the M3Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937;
c
section 22(2) to (5A), (7) and (8), section 26(2) to (4) and sections 43, 45, 47 and 48 of the M4National Assistance Act 1948;
d
the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958;
e
f
sections 23, 24, 297 and 329 of the M7Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975;
g
the Children Act 1975;
h
the Adoption Act 1976;
i
the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;
j
sections 21 to 23 of the M8Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983;
k
the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984;
l
the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984;
m
sections 38(b) and 235 of the M9Housing (Scotland) Act 1987;
n
the Access to Personal Files Act 1987; and
o
section 19 and Part X of the M10Children Act 1989.
c
in subsection (2), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
c
the performance of the functions of local authorities under any of the enactments mentioned in paragraphs (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l) and (o) of subsection (1B) above
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In section 5A(3) (local authority plans for community care services)—
a
paragraph (b) shall cease to have effect; and
b
in paragraph (c), for “section 2(2)” substitute “
5(1B)
”
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5
In section 5B(1) (complaints procedure), for “referred to in section 2(2)” substitute “
mentioned in section 5(1B)
”
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In section 10(1) (making of grants and loans for social work), for the words from “enactments” to “of this Act” substitute “
mentioned in paragraphs (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i) and (l) of section 5(1B) of this Act
”
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8
In section 20A(1) (powers of local authority in course of review of child in care) for “their reporter” substitute “
the Principal Reporter
”
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9
In section 27(3)(c) (content of probation, community service and supervised attendance scheme etc.), for the words from “the social” to the end substitute “
a committee or sub-committee of such authorities
”
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26
For “reporter”, wherever occurring, substitute “
Principal Reporter
”
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27
Sub-paragraph (26) above does not affect any of the particular amendments made by this paragraph.